Published date: 16 December 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 15 January 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

WILTS001-DN512640-59634213

Published date

16 December 2020

Closing date

15 January 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

8 February 2021

Contract end date

7 February 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

Wiltshire Council, 'the Council', is seeking to create an Alliance of Residential and Nursing care home providers to provide residential and nursing care home bed services in Wiltshire. The Care Home Alliance will be created by establishing a Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to procure these services which fall within the light-touch regime (LTR - PCR 2015 Regulations 74-77). The Pseudo DPS will in many respects look and feel like a DPS set up under PCR 2015 Regulation 34, but the flexibility of the LTR will apply. None of the formal procedural rules have any direct application including the requirements of Regulation 34. Wiltshire Council makes this distinction to avoid implying that it will follow, or be bound by, the full procurement regime under PCR 2015 for this procurement.
This initial procurement is to establish the Care Home Alliance and during the term of the DPS new providers will be able to apply to join.
The Council wish to use the Care Home Alliance to purchase residential and nursing care home placements. This will be procured by future mini competitions following the establishment of the Care Home Alliance. On successful application in response to a mini competition a provider will be awarded a contract to deliver such services. The Council anticipates that it will, over time, extend the Pseudo DPS to procure further categories of Care Home services.
It is the intention of the Council for the Care Home Alliance to remain open to new Providers for a 6-year period, with an anticipated service commencement date of the 8th February 2021.


About the buyer

Contact name

Peter Evans

Address

County Hall
Bythesea Road
Trowbridge
BA14 8JN
England

Telephone

+44 1225712701

Email

peter.evans@wiltshire.gov.uk

Website

http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/